Kemi Badenoch MP: written questions

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Wind PowerMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of 8 July 2024 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is to start consulting on bringing onshore wind into the Nationally Sig
Answer: We are consulting on bringing larger onshore wind development back into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime as part of the consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework launched today.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, whether her Department plans to introduce penalties for local planning authorities that do not mee
Answer: The Government has set out changes to how we plan for the homes we need as part of the consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework launched today.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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Neighbourhood PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to require local authorities to amend neighbourhood plans.
Answer: The Government does not intend to require local planning authorities to amend neighbourhood plans in the future. Communities will continue to be able to choose whether they review or update their neighbourhood plan.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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Leasehold: ReformMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her policies on leasehold reform on the average costs leaseholders in properties with building safety issues will incur.
Answer: In line with usual practice, the Government will consider the impact of its leasehold reform policies as part of taking any relevant future legislation through Parliament.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what methodology her Department will use to set mandatory housing targets.
Answer: The Government will set out proposed changes to national planning policy, including the current standard method for assessing local housing need, in the forthcoming National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) update.
Answered 29 Jul 2024
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many houses will be constructed as part of the Affordable Housing Programme 2021 - 2026.
Answer: The 2021-2026 Affordable Homes Programme was intended to deliver up to 180,000 affordable homes. The Government will publish an estimate of what it is likely to deliver in the near future.
Answered 29 Jul 2024
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many existing planning permissions there are where building has not yet started.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to details on existing planning permissions and planning application statistics, which can be found at the following link.Please note that i) time lags in building can affect the number of homes built in a particular period; and ...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether houses that were given planning permission under the previous Government but not yet built are included in her 1.5 million housebuilding target for this Parliament.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 586 on 22 July 2024.
Answered 29 Jul 2024
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the number of houses that will be built in 2024.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 586 on 22 July 2024.
Answered 29 Jul 2024
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Local Growth PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister kickstarts new devolution revolution to boost local power, published on 16 July 2024, whether local growth plan
Answer: The Government has set out its intention to work with places to develop ambitious, long-term Local Growth Plans. Local Growth Plans will be delivered through partnership, and the department will write to places shortly to provide further detail on the app...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
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High Rise Flats: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to speed up cladding remediation programmes.
Answer: The pace of remediation through Government funded schemes is not fast enough and we are committed to ensuring pace increases. We will continuously monitor the system, identify opportunities to increase speed, and intensify efforts to bring all remaining b...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
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Local Government: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister kickstarts new devolution revolution to boost local power, published on 16 July 2024, how she plan
Answer: The Government’s ambition is for a new, stronger partnership between central and local Government, recognising that different parts of the country have different strengths, and it is local representatives that know their communities best.We will work in p...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
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Local Government: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister kickstarts new devolution revolution to boost local power, published on 16 July 2024, how she plan
Answer: The Government’s ambition is for a new, stronger partnership between central and local Government, recognising that different parts of the country have different strengths, and it is local representatives that know their communities best.We will work in p...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
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Local Growth PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister kickstarts new devolution revolution to boost local power, published on 16 July 2024, how her Depa
Answer: The Government has set out its intention to work with places to develop ambitious, long-term Local Growth Plans. Local Growth Plans will be delivered through partnership, and the department will write to places shortly to provide further detail on the app...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
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Affordable Housing: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the funding required to meet levels of demand for affordable housing.
Answer: We are reviewing the Affordable Homes Programme inherited from the last Government, and will make further announcements in due course.
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech entitled Chancellor Rachel Reeves is taking immediate action to fix the foundations of our economy, published on 8 July 2024, what methodology she pl
Answer: In our manifesto we committed to building 1.5 million homes over the duration of the parliament. We will update Parliament on our progress in the usual manner.
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech entitled Chancellor Rachel Reeves is taking immediate action to fix the foundations of our economy, published on 8 July 2024, what estimate she has m
Answer: In our manifesto we committed to building 1.5 million homes over the duration of the parliament. We will update Parliament on our progress in the usual manner.
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech entitled Chancellor Rachel Reeves is taking immediate action to fix the foundations of our economy, published on 8 July 2024, if she will list the it
Answer: Sustained economic growth is the only route to improving the prosperity of our country and the living standards of working people. To achieve it, we need to get Britain building again.We know the planning system currently acts as a major brake on economic...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech entitled Chancellor Rachel Reeves is taking immediate action to fix the foundations of our economy, published on 8 July 2024, if she will list the ve
Answer: Sustained economic growth is the only route to improving the prosperity of our country and the living standards of working people. To achieve it, we need to get Britain building again.We know the planning system currently acts as a major brake on economic...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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Local Government: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister kickstarts new devolution revolution to boost local power, published on 16 July 2024, when she exp
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister has written to local leaders in those areas of England which are not yet covered by devolution, encouraging them to come forward with proposals by the end of September. Preparations for devolution settlements will be led by local...
Answered 22 Jul 2024
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Local Growth PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister kickstarts new devolution revolution to boost local power, published on 16 July 2024, how she plan
Answer: The Government has set out its intention to work with Combined Authorities to develop ambitious, long-term Local Growth Plans, setting out how local leaders will put their powers to use to deliver growth in every corner of the country.Local Growth Plans w...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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Local Growth PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister kickstarts new devolution revolution to boost local power, published on 16 July 2024, whether ther
Answer: The Government has set out its intention to work with Combined Authorities to develop ambitious, long-term Local Growth Plans, setting out how local leaders will put their powers to use to deliver growth in every corner of the country.Local Growth Plans w...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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Local Growth PlansMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled, Deputy Prime Minister kickstarts new devolution revolution to boost local power, published on 16 July 2024, what her ex
Answer: The Government has set out its intention to work with Combined Authorities to develop ambitious, long-term Local Growth Plans, setting out how local leaders will put their powers to use to deliver growth in every corner of the country.Local Growth Plans w...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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Affordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department will set affordable housing targets.
Answer: The Government will reverse the damaging changes to national planning policy introduced in December 2023 and consult on other changes to the National Planning Policy Framework to boost the supply of housing of all tenures, including affordable homes, and ...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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New Towns: Public ConsultationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take steps to consult local residents on the (a) location, (b) design, (c) infrastructure and amenities available for proposed new towns.
Answer: The Government has committed to delivering the next generation of new towns in partnership with local leaders and communities. We will take steps to ensure they contain high-quality, well-designed, and sustainable homes and the necessary infrastructure, a...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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